Parents' experiences of VOICE: A novel support programme in the NICU.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Admission of an infant to a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) is often a stressful experience for parents and can be associated with feelings of inadequacy to fulfil the desirable parental role. The values, opportunities, integration, control, and evaluation (VOICE) programme was developed to engage parents in care, to decrease stress, and to increase empowerment.

Aim

To explore the experiences of parents regarding involvement in the VOICE programme during admission of their infant to the NICU.

Design

The VOICE programme includes at least five personal structured meetings between parents, nurses, and other health care professionals throughout the pathway from birth, NICU, and follow up. A qualitative design was adopted using semi-structured interviews. In

SUBMITTER: van den Hoogen A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8246858 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature